1918 St. Louis Cardinals

51-78 • .395 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals went 51-78 (.395) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 454 runs, allowed 527, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Walton Cruise (6 HR, 39 RBI) and Gene Packard (12-12, 3.50 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

51 Wins
78 Losses
.395 Win %
8th Rank
454 R 527 RA
Diff -73

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454 Runs Scored
527 Runs Allowed
-73 Run Diff
136K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1918 league average (.254)
OBP .300 3% below the 1918 league average (.310)
SLG .325 1% below the 1918 league average (.327)
Team ERA 2.96 7% worse than the 1918 league average (2.76)
Runs Scored 454 1% below the 1918 league average (460 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 136,000
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Avg per Game 1,863

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 Bob Fisher 0.317 2 George Anderson 0.295 3 Rogers Hornsby 0.281 4 Gene Paulette 0.273 5 Walton Cruise 0.271

Home Runs

1 Walton Cruise 6 2 Rogers Hornsby 5 3 Cliff Heathcote 4 4 Mike Gonzalez 3 5 Doug Baird 2

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 60 2 Gene Paulette 52 3 Walton Cruise 39 4 Cliff Heathcote 32 5 Austin McHenry 29
1918 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gene Paulette 125 461 33 126 15 3 0 52 27 16 11 0.273
Rogers Hornsby 115 416 51 117 19 11 5 60 40 43 8 0.281
Mike Gonzalez 117 349 33 88 13 4 3 20 39 30 14 0.252
Cliff Heathcote 88 348 37 90 12 3 4 32 20 40 12 0.259
Doug Baird 82 316 41 78 12 8 2 25 25 42 25 0.247
Austin McHenry 80 272 32 71 12 6 1 29 21 24 8 0.261
Bob Fisher 63 246 36 78 11 3 2 20 15 11 7 0.317
Walton Cruise 70 240 34 65 5 4 6 39 30 26 2 0.271
Bruno Betzel 76 230 18 51 6 7 0 13 12 16 8 0.222
Jack Smith 42 166 24 35 2 1 0 4 7 21 5 0.211
Charlie Grimm 50 141 11 31 7 0 0 12 6 15 2 0.220
George Anderson 35 132 20 39 4 5 0 6 15 7 0 0.295
Red Smyth 40 113 19 24 1 2 0 4 16 11 3 0.212
Frank Snyder 39 112 5 28 7 1 0 10 6 13 4 0.250
Bobby Wallace 32 98 3 15 1 0 0 4 6 9 1 0.153
Bert Niehoff 22 84 5 15 2 0 0 5 3 10 2 0.179
Gene Packard 36 69 3 12 2 1 0 6 2 9 0 0.174
Herman Bronkie 18 68 7 15 3 0 1 7 2 4 0 0.221
Bill Doak 31 66 5 12 3 2 0 1 3 21 0 0.182
Red Ames 27 64 1 10 1 0 0 4 7 14 1 0.156
Bill Sherdel 35 62 7 15 3 1 1 8 2 10 0 0.242
Lee Meadows 31 55 5 7 1 1 0 2 2 17 0 0.127
John Brock 27 52 9 11 2 0 0 4 3 10 5 0.212
Johnny Beall 19 49 2 11 1 0 0 6 3 6 0 0.224
Jakie May 29 45 2 3 0 0 1 3 8 17 0 0.067
Marty Kavanagh 12 44 6 8 1 0 1 8 3 1 1 0.182
George Distel 8 17 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0.176
Wally Mattick 8 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.143
Oscar Tuero 12 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Bob Larmore 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Dick Wheeler 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tony Brottem 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Oscar Horstmann 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Rankin Johnson 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Ted Menze 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Earl Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Oscar Tuero 1.02 2 Red Ames 2.31 3 Bill Doak 2.43 4 Bill Sherdel 2.71 5 Gene Packard 3.50

Wins

1 Gene Packard 12 2 Red Ames 9 3 Bill Doak 9 4 Lee Meadows 8 5 Bill Sherdel 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Doak 74 2 Red Ames 68 3 Jakie May 61 4 Lee Meadows 49 5 Gene Packard 46
1918 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Doak 9 15 2.43 31 23 1 211.0 191 57 60 74
Red Ames 9 14 2.31 27 25 1 206.2 192 53 52 68
Gene Packard 12 12 3.50 30 23 2 182.1 184 71 33 46
Bill Sherdel 6 12 2.71 35 16 0 182.1 174 55 49 40
Lee Meadows 8 14 3.59 30 23 1 165.1 176 66 56 49
Jakie May 5 6 3.83 29 15 0 152.2 149 65 69 61
Oscar Tuero 1 2 1.02 11 3 0 44.1 32 5 10 13
Oscar Horstmann 0 2 5.48 9 2 0 23.0 29 14 14 6
Rankin Johnson 1 1 2.74 6 1 0 23.0 20 7 7 4
Earl Howard 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 0
Gene Paulette 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Red Ames George Anderson Doug Baird Johnny Beall Bruno Betzel John Brock Herman Bronkie Tony Brottem Walton Cruise George Distel Bill Doak Bob Fisher +24 more

36 players

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The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1918 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 51-78 mark (.395) and finished 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 454 scored against 527 allowed (-73). At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .243, 4% worse than the league's .254. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 2.96 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.76. The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (454 against 460).

Robison Field was home in 1918, drawing a total attendance of 136,000. Walton Cruise led the club in home runs with 6. Rogers Hornsby drove in a team-high 60 runs. Gene Paulette collected the most hits, 126. Gene Packard was the top winner, with 12 victories. The strikeout leader was Bill Doak with 74.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals finished 51-78 (.395 win pct).
Who led the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Walton Cruise led the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals with 6 home runs.
What was the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 2.96.
Did the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1918 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1918 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walton Cruise (6 HR, 39 RBI) and Gene Packard (12-12, 3.50 ERA).
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